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United States Air ForceDelta 3910/PAMSpace Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Westar 4
Launched
February 26, 1982
Summary
Westar 4 launched on an United States Air Force Delta 3910/PAM from Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA on February 26, 1982. It was United States Air Force's 783rd launch, 3rd this year and humanity's 2,531st orbital launch attempt. It was the 5th Delta 3910/PAM flight and the 2nd this year. The payload was bound for Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO). Westar 4, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 228 × 36,019 km orbit inclined 27.1°. 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Delta 3910/PAM · United States Air Force
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Communications · Geostationary Orbit (Direct-GEO)
- Milestone
- 5th Delta 3910/PAM flight · 2nd this yearUnited States Air Force's 783rd launch3rd this yearhumanity's 2,531st orbital launch attempt14th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Westar 4 · NORAD 13069 · 1982-014 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- WESTAR 4
- Object ID
- 1982-014A
- Epoch
- 1982-02-26 06:06:12 UTC
- Mean motion
- 2.26465286 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.7306008
- Inclination
- 27.1452°
- Ascending node
- 328.851°
- Arg. of perigee
- 179.0619°
- Mean anomaly
- 192.2121°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.000099999
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: Direct-GEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage; 1 still in orbit
- Westar 4 · NORAD 13069 · in orbit
Delta 160 PAM-D · re-entered August 31, 1989
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Geostationary communications satellite
Pad
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
76th launch from Space Launch Complex 17A, 2nd this year · 380th from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
145 launches from this pad · 1,131 from Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
40 days after the previous launch from this pad
Questions
When did Westar 4 launch?
Westar 4 launched on February 26, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Westar 4?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Westar 4?
Delta 3910/PAM, flown by United States Air Force. Delta 3910/PAM spec sheet
Where did Westar 4 launch from?
Space Launch Complex 17A, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA.
What orbit did Westar 4 reach?
Westar 4, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 228 × 36,019 km orbit inclined 27.1°.
How many satellites did Westar 4 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, still in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).